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Roasted Bunny Feb 16, 2018 @ 1:46pm

Kolink PSU How Reliable are they?

Kolink seems to be the cheapest.

I don’t want to spend much on a PSU, but I don’t want to buy a unsafe one. (NO FIRE HAZARD)

Are they a good brand? If not, any recommendations?

I don’t need many watts, any low wattage should do just fine. 500W max, 80W min.

This isn’t going to be powering much, just a single graphics card for a laptop, and a 3.5 HDD occasionally.

Last edited by Roasted Bunny; Feb 16, 2018 @ 1:47pm

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King_BR0K Feb 16, 2018 @ 1:48pm

never heard of it so probably bad

TehSpoopyKitteh Feb 16, 2018 @ 2:52pm

I would check PCPartpicker for the company...and it's ratings. If you feel a bad rating has a valid review attached to it, don't use that PSU.

Roasted Bunny Feb 16, 2018 @ 3:06pm

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:
I would check PCPartpicker for the company...and it's ratings. If you feel a bad rating has a valid review attached to it, don't use that PSU.

It’s not on that website. :/

TehSpoopyKitteh Feb 16, 2018 @ 3:10pm

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:
Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:
I would check PCPartpicker for the company...and it's ratings. If you feel a bad rating has a valid review attached to it, don't use that PSU.
It’s not on that website. :/

Look up user reviews on Amazon or NewEgg then.

Rumpelcrutchskin Feb 16, 2018 @ 3:59pm

Never heard of something like this meaning some bonfire creation kit instead of PSU.

TehSpoopyKitteh Feb 16, 2018 @ 4:12pm

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:
Never heard of something like this meaning some bonfire creation kit instead of PSU.

Well, from what I could find, it's a popular, cheap PSU used by cryptocurrrency mining operations.

That tells me one thing...avoid using them. The PSU's they use are meant to be cheap and low quality so that it costs less to replace them when one breaks.

I myself own an Antec Edge 750...and it's fully modular. Corsair makes some good ones as well.

Bad 💀 Motha Feb 16, 2018 @ 4:33pm

Originally posted by Roasted Bunny:
Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:
I would check PCPartpicker for the company...and it's ratings. If you feel a bad rating has a valid review attached to it, don't use that PSU.
It’s not on that website. :/

Then never buy it, period.

anrkyuk Feb 16, 2018 @ 6:58pm

Kolink PSU's are what I would call middle of the road PSU's, they are "ok" and arn't some no name grey box firestarter PSU but they arn't in the same league as FPS, Seasonic, Corsair, EVGA, FSP etc, etc, etc.

If you just want a cheap PSU to last 2 or 3 years it will do but if you plan on keeping the system longer than 3 years, are building a high end rig or are concerned with electricity usage/consumption/efficiency, then don't skimp on a PSU.

Astro_80 (WASH YOUR HANDS!) Feb 16, 2018 @ 8:27pm

Bad. Get a reputable brand such as EVGA, Seasonic etc.

76561198399520696 Feb 16, 2018 @ 9:55pm

Originally posted by Astro_80:
Bad. Get a reputable brand such as EVGA, Seasonic etc.

^This

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rotNdude Feb 17, 2018 @ 9:09am

Post a link to the power supply you're talking about.

To me, there are a couple of items you need to look at. The first is the amount of power it can deliver on the +12V rail. A lot of cheap power supplies advertise a total power capacity, but most of that power can be on the other voltage rails. The second is the warranty period. If it has a short warranty period, you can bet it isn't manufactured to high standards.

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